This award recognizes BCBA and BCBA-D practitioners in good standing with the BACB who work as a supervisor and/or trainer of other behavior analysts and school personnel to build capacity in Virginia schools.
Carly Epling's headshot and a text box indicating that she is the recipient of the VAPSBAN Leadership Award for 2025-2026. The VAPSBAN logo is in the bottom let and halfway down on the right side is a gold circle with her title, Specialist, Special Education, Loudon County Public Schools.
It's time to celebrate our next VAPSBAN Award winner for 2026! We're happy to announce that Carly Epling with Loudoun County Public Schools is the winner of this year's Leadership Award! Carly, thank you for your leadership and support of students and school personnel!
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Guess what?! Education Insights: Focus on Behavior is back with a brand-new episode, and we're starting a conversation about social skills! The conversation is too big for just one episode, so start listening to part one wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Teacher Appreciation Week is around the corner! Special education teachers, paraeducators, and administrators work hard daily to provide the best education and care for exceptional children.
Learn more: exceptionalchildren.org/blog/get-ready-celebrate...
This award recognizes a BCBA, BCaBA, RBT, and BCBA-D practitioners in good standing with the BACB, that have demonstrated a commitment to all students in Virginia public schools and thus contributing to behavior analysis advancement.
Amanda Cash's head shot and job title of Project Coordinator at TTAC at Radford University, and text indicating she is the winner of the VAPSBAN Humanitarian Award for 2025-2026. The VAPSBAN logo is in the bottom left corner.
It's time to celebrate our next 2026 VAPSBAN award winner! We're happy to share that Amanda Cash, Project Coordinator with Radford University TTAC is the winner of the 2026 Humanitarian Award! Congratulations, Amanda, and thank you for your work on behalf of Virginia students!
This award is given to a nominee and recognizes a BCBA, BCaBA, RBT, and BCBA-D practitioners in good standing with the BACB, who work directly with students in a Virginia school, contributing to the advancement of behavior analysis through practice, teaching, research, and service delivery.
Headshot of Amanda Steeley and text indicating that she is the winner of the 2026 VAPSBAN Practitioner Award and is a special education teacher in Goochland County Public Schools.
We are happy to share that the 2026 VAPSBAN award winners have been announced! Amanda Steeley with Goochland County Public Schools is the winner of this year's Practitioner Award! Thank you for all of your work on behalf of students, Amanda, and congratulations!
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Big News! We had the chance to work with Targeted Film and @cecmembership.bsky.social to create this video about our work. Check it out!
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Everything I Needed to Know About Innovation, I Learned from Cartoons
blog.tcea.org/everything-i-needed-to-k... via @TCEA & Kawanna Jones
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Have you started planning for Exceptional Children's Week yet? #ECW2026 is an annual celebration of students with exceptionalities and the professionals who serve them.
exceptionalchildren.org/exceptional-childrens-we...
Once you know the function behind a student’s behavior, it’s time to build a plan. Defining a Competing Behavior Pathway helps educators create a foundation for behavior support, identify replacement behaviors, and develop tools like point cards. Read more: https://loom.ly/0ZSzLVw
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If you're building a positive school culture, this one's for you ➡️ The Tier 1 Student Reinforcement Systems practice brief from @pbis.org is a fantastic resource for understanding how to meaningfully acknowledge students' positive behavior and keep your whole-school systems strong. 💪
Today is Read Across America Day! This initiative, started by NEA, was created to promote literacy and instill a love of reading in children and teens. CEC's Exceptional Children's Week will also focus on the importance of literacy success!
exceptionalchildren.org/exceptional-childrens-we...
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A four tile image with a groundhog in top left, back massage in top right, different sodas in bottom left, and the cover for the Education Insights: Focus on Behavior podcast in bottom right.
Can you guess what a groundhog, back massage, and soda all have in common? We bet you won't! Not unless you make plans to listen to Episode 31 of Education Insights: Focus on Behavior, coming Monday!
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This week is Public Schools Week 2026! Join us in celebrating the people, partnerships, and practices that make public schools strong. Find out more: https://www.publicschoolproud.org/
Black text on white with faded graphic overlay: Functional Behavioral Assessments. Functional behavior assessments (FBA) help identify behavior challenges in relation to environmental events/factors. Photo to the right of a young female student watching as a teacher writes on paper.
Explore our resources for Functional Behavioral Assessments, including blogs, journals, webinars, books, and more: https://exceptionalchildren.org/taxonomy/term/36
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Special cover for the 50th episode of The Behavior Education Connection.
It's here! The Behavior Education Connection is celebrating its 50th episode! We want to know: What's the best part of being a school-based behavior analyst?
We'd also love it if you shared this post to help us spread the word about our podcast. More listeners = more great content!
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This week on our Wednesday Resource Spotlight, check out the Revised HLP Leadership Guides from the Council for Exceptional Children and Ceedar Center! These guides are designed to help school leaders effectively lead and support teams in implementing High Leverage Practices. Check them out today!
It's time again for #TermTuesday! Check out our shareable videos, here and in our fully searchable video dictionary on our website:
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"Things I'm grateful for:" (written on a notepad).
VSTE Wellness Spotlight:
Gratitude notes… Take a few moments to craft a message to someone that has helped you along your journey. It could have been this morning or 10 years ago. Set a goal to express gratitude daily, weekly, or monthly. Both sides benefit & grow.
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This week, we recognize the contributions of school counselors and the various ways they impact students' lives. For more information, see the resources provided in this blog post: exceptionalchildren.org/blog/national-school-cou...
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A brand new episode of Education Insights: Focus on Behavior is coming on Monday- make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss it! We'll be discussing MTSS, special education, and how they fit together. Get ready!
